1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 580 Xiao Li beat up Lao Li!

"Is this the new house you like?"

Standing in front of a two-story red building, Li Changhe looked at the building in front of him curiously.

This is a two-story building in the style of the Republic of China, but it is not as gorgeous as the old villas in Shanghai. Instead, it looks a bit ordinary overall.

"Why, compared to your big mansion overseas, isn't it much different?"

At this time, Zhu Lin looked at Li Changhe with a fierce look, raised her eyebrows, and asked in a bad tone.

"How can that be possible? Overseas is at best just a place to stay. Where you are is home!"

Li Changhe did not hesitate at this moment and started to flatter.

Gong Xue, who was standing by, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Changhe, he really is
"You are wise!"

"My uncle found a lot of houses for me, including some in the former embassy area, but I think those are too flashy. This place is better. It looks ordinary, and the area inside is also OK."

"Most importantly, it's close to home!"

Zhu Lin smiled and explained the reasons why she chose this house.

Li Changhe nodded when he heard this: "That's right!"

This house is not far from the Friendship Hotel. It is less than one kilometer away from Zhang Shiqi’s former courtyard house and the school’s staff housing compound.

It is indeed much closer than the Overseas Chinese Apartments.

More importantly, this place is close to Peking University.

As soon as Zhu Lin saw the geographical location, she fell in love with it.

As for the size of the area, there are only three of them, so what do they need such a large area for?
The twin-building villas in Shanghai were large, but they were empty inside and like a haunted house at night. She and Gong Xue had had enough of living in Shanghai after just two days.

Besides, cleaning a house that is too big is a hassle. She and Xiaoxue will have to clean it by themselves inside and outside. If the area is too big, she and Xiaoxue will be exhausted.

"Take the things down and go in to clean them up!"

Zhu Lin gave Li Changhe an instruction, then walked to the main entrance of the steps and opened the lock on it with the key.

Li Changhe pulled down the three suitcases one after another and then walked into the house.

The area inside the house is not small. Judging from the building area, it is about 200 square meters, and the two floors together account for more than 400 square meters.

"Let's go upstairs first, the bedrooms are upstairs!"

"There were originally four bedrooms upstairs, and two bathrooms, and I divided them all up."

"This is where Xiaoxue lives. The one in the middle is your study, and the master bedroom on the far right is for the two of us! The one near the stairs can be used by visitors later."

“There is also a nanny’s room downstairs, which has now been converted into a guest room.”

As Zhu Lin spoke, she pulled Li Changhe into each room to visit.

You can see that all the rooms, from beds to curtains to wardrobes, are all replaced with new ones.

The desks in the study are all gorgeous European-style palace desks.

"I didn't want to buy this at first, but didn't you say that we should spend more money to create foreign exchange for the country? This set is the most expensive at the Friendship Store, and they said it was imported from the United States, so I bought it for you!"

"In addition to this, I also bought a piano downstairs. I will find a music teacher later so that Xiaoxue and I can learn to play the piano."

"As long as you like it, by the way, is there any money left at home?"

Li Changhe didn't care about Zhu Lin's spending. After all, the money she spent in the country was just a drop in the bucket.

"There are probably about 200,000 left. I spent quite a bit on furniture and appliances, including this house. I counted it then, and it should be about 200,000."

“It’s impossible to spend all of it in a short period of time.”

"Next, I can't think of how to spend it."

Zhu Lin shook her head helplessly at this time.

She has really been contributing to the country with all her heart. When she moved to a new house this time, she used the best materials for interior and exterior decoration. But even so, she still hasn't spent all the money.

After moving to a new house, she didn’t know how to spend the money afterwards.

"Forget it. If you can't spend it, don't spend it. Be careful not to get targeted. The little foreign exchange you have is useless now."

When he lived in the Overseas Chinese Apartment before, he was not too worried. After all, there were guards in the entire yard and ordinary people could not enter the community.

But now that he lives in this kind of independent villa, he has to be careful. Although it is close to the Friendship Hotel, he still has to be on guard against the bold ones.

"When I get back, I'll find my uncle Man and leave two guns at home. You two can go to the shooting range to practice when you have nothing to do, and leave them at home for self-defense!"

Li Changhe thought about it and said to Zhu Lin and Gong Xue.

Although secretly carrying a gun is considered illegal these days, it is not really a big deal. After all, there are too many guns in the private sector.

It’s no big deal that Li Changhe secretly keeps two at home.

When the time comes, let them go to the shooting range to practice shooting. After they get familiar with shooting, they can at least use it for self-defense.

"Is this necessary?"

Zhu Lin was a little surprised when she heard what Li Changhe said. Why did he have to keep a gun at home?
"We live here alone now. It's not a big compound like the Overseas Chinese Apartments. Although the wall outside is not low, it's not impossible to climb in."

"You never go too far wrong."

"I'll get two more dogs later. One is to keep you company, and the other is to watch over the house. Anyway, I have my own yard, and it's not hard to keep them!"

Li Changhe thought about it and continued.

"It's not a problem to raise a dog. I'll ask my dad to find one for me from Tsinghua University."

Zhu Lin said with a smile at this time.

"Ok!"

Li Changhe did not refute. It would be nice to have a Chinese native dog, which is enough to guard the house.

"Okay, let's clean up first and put down the clothes and everything."

Afterwards, the three of them took out clothes and other things from the suitcase, and Li Changhe then put his manuscript in the study.

After finishing her work, Zhu Lin lay down on the bed.

"I'm too tired to cook at noon, let's go out to eat!"

The three of them then found a restaurant near Haidian, had a simple meal, and chatted about their recent lives.

In the following days, Li Changhe fell into another kind of calmness. He went to Peking University to attend classes, had dinner with his family, and met a few friends.

While Li Changhe was enjoying the warmth of his home, in an office in the city center, Director Lu was looking at a document and couldn't help shaking his head.

He didn't expect that Li Changhe could do such a thing.

"Help me connect to the Foreign Affairs Office!"

After a while, Director Lu got up and went out, then came to Mr. Liao's office.

"Old Lu, what's the matter with you that you come to me?"

Mr. Liao looked at Director Lu coming in and asked with a smile.

Of course, Director Lu is no longer the director. He is now the deputy director of the State Import and Export Council and the Foreign Investment Council.

"There is a strange thing, I came to discuss it with you!" Director Lu said with a smile.

When Mr. Liao heard this, a hint of curiosity appeared on his face: "Strange? What's strange?"

"The wealthy man Li Jiacheng from Hong Kong Island asked us for help!"

Director Lu said to Mr. Liao with a smile.

"Li Jiacheng is looking for us for help?"

"Why? What happened to him?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liao's expression suddenly became serious.

Li Jiacheng is now considered one of the top leaders' key united front targets. He is very famous in the Chinese business circle in Hong Kong Island. Most importantly, he is one of the representatives of Chaoshan businessmen in Hong Kong Island.

For many businessmen in Hong Kong Island, the higher-ups also look at their regions. For example, among the Cantonese businessmen there is the Huo family, among the Zhejiang businessmen there are the Bao family and the Cao family, and as for the Chaoshan businessmen, the one that the higher-ups are eyeing is Li Jiacheng.

On the one hand, he is a leader among the Chaozhou merchants in Hong Kong Island today. On the other hand, he has not acquired British citizenship, and his identity as a Chinese businessman has given him a great advantage.

Mr. Liao was naturally very clear about Li Jiacheng's status, so when he heard the other party asking for help, his expression immediately became a little serious.

In his opinion, this was a good opportunity to win over Li Jiacheng.

Unexpectedly, Director Lu showed a helpless smile on his face and shook his head at Mr. Liao.

"Don't worry about this, just listen to me!"

"Do you know who forced him to ask us for help?"

"who is it?"

Mr. Liao asked in confusion.

"It's Li Changhe!"

"He was suppressed by Li Changhe and had no choice but to ask us for help!"

"Yes, you see, he has a business misunderstanding with Bao Zeyang of the Bao family, and he hopes that we can come forward and mediate for him."

"Bao Zeyang is just the alias of Changhe!"

Director Lu said to Mr. Liao helplessly at this time.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Liao was also stunned.

"Forced by the long river? What's going on?"

Mr. Liao was a little surprised.

Director Lu placed the documents on Mr. Liao's desk.

"Look, this is the news from China Resources. Li Jiacheng asked us for help through China Resources."

"His industries competed with Changhe's industries, and Li Jiacheng must have used some means. Changhe probably arranged for people to fight back, and then scared Little Li and Old Li."

After Director Lu put down the documents, he smiled at Mr. Liao and said.

Nowadays, in Hong Kong Island, the domestic intelligence system mainly consists of two major groups. The first is the newspaper media, mainly the New H Agency, which serves as our mouthpiece and intelligence gathering department.

The other group is China Resources Group.

This is a commercial company that has been operating in Hong Kong since before the founding of the People's Republic of China and has taken root there to do import and export trade for my country. After the reform and opening up, it now undertakes the vast majority of the country's import and export business and has become a gateway for foreign investors to enter the country.

The China Resources Group was formed by the merger of the United Bank and the Guangda Hua Bank, which were other commercial banks founded by my D.

Among them, Guangda Huahang is the trading company founded by Director Lu. So in a sense, Director Lu is also one of the co-founders of China Resources.

And now China Resources is under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and is a direct subordinate of Director Lu.

Therefore, the request for help that Li Jiacheng sent through China Resources finally reached Director Lu.

Li Jiacheng chose China Resources for the same reason. He knew that Director Lu, who was in charge of import and export trade in China, was related to the Bao family. Therefore, it would be more reliable to ask Director Lu to come forward than to ask anyone else in the country.

Unfortunately, what Li Jiacheng couldn’t have imagined was Bao Zeyang’s identity.

At this time, Mr. Liao also finished reading the information sent by China Resources, and then a look of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry appeared on his face.

"I only thought that Changhe was talented in finance, but I didn't expect that his business skills were also amazing!"

"That's right. Apart from anything else, the concerns raised by Li Jiacheng are not without reason."

"Only we know that Changhe is one of us. Otherwise, if there really is a business group that controls Hong Kong Land, HK Electric, Dairy Farm, and STDM, it would be the local tyrant of Hong Kong Island."

"People like this have a huge impact on our negotiations on the Hong Kong issue."

Director Lu also couldn't help but sigh.

By now, these senior officials are basically clear about the attitude towards Hong Kong Island. After all, Governor Murray MacLehose has secretly visited Beijing several times.

Now all we have to do is wait for the right opportunity and prepare for a showdown with the UK.

"Now that you mention it, I remember that when we gather foreign businessmen again, we should at least send an invitation letter to Changhe. It doesn't matter whether he comes or not, but we have to show our respect for him!"

"This will also help him maintain his identity."

Mr. Liao reminded Director Lu.

Director Lu nodded and said, "Well, when we get back, I'll see if we should treat him separately from Bao Yugang and give him a treatment that matches his status."

He had thought about this a long time ago and he had experience in doing this. After all, he did this in the 1930s and 1940s.

At that time, he had a very close relationship with the Jiang family and the two Chen families, and even used Mrs. Song's private plane to transport supplies.

This was also due to the cover provided by my D, so Director Lu is very experienced in this regard.

"Well, by the way, what do you think about this matter?"

"Should we come forward?"

At this time, Mr. Liao asked Director Lu.

Director Lu thought for a moment, then said seriously: "As of now, Li Jiacheng is still a banner for Hong Kong's Chaozhou merchants. We can't let him fall."

"How about we call Chang He back and have a chat with him first to see his attitude?"

"He is now considered a big boss. We can't order him around."

Hearing what Director Lu said, Mr. Liao nodded.

Although Li Changhe's attitude towards the country has not changed, both of them know that with the increase in the number of companies under his control, his status has actually been rising rapidly.

To put it bluntly, the company now controlled by Li Changhe has become a behemoth that is not inferior to China Resources, and even far surpasses China Resources.

The role that the other party can play is not necessarily inferior to that of China Resources.

So they can no longer simply view him as a student.

"Well, I'll ask the Lin family kid where Changhe is right now and whether he can come back."

Mr. Liao then picked up the phone on the table and dialed.

Because he knew that now that Li Changhe was back, he would basically follow Lin Yuan's path.

After a moment, Mr. Liao put down the phone and looked at Director Lu with a smile.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Li Changhe just came back two days ago. I'll send someone to find him and call him over. We can talk to him and find out what's going on!"

(End of this chapter)